Fans Injured As Piece Of Scoreboard Falls At French Open

Barry PetcheskyBarry Petchesky|published: Tue 2nd June, 14:18 2015

Three fans were slightly injured when a large chunk of the scoreboard fell into the crowd at center court during a French Open match today. The quarterfinal, in which Jo-Wilfried Tsonga eventually defeated Kei Nishikori, was delayed about 40 minutes.

Organizers believe high winds in Paris were to blame. Here’s some scary, blurry video of the partial collapse:

And some more photos of the aftermath:


At least one fan was taken to the hospital:

Though this guy, with a makeshift bandage, appeared all right:

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